Police identify the body of a man located on Portsmouth beach

Officers investigating the discovery of a man’s body on the beach in Portsmouth on Tuesday (31 October) have now identified him.

 

Police were called to Eastern Parade at 6.39am to a report that the body of a man had been located.

 

We attended the scene and remained there throughout the day, appealing to the public for help when our initial enquiries were not able to identify him.

 

We have now identified the man, who was in his 30s and from Portsmouth, and his family have been informed.

 

The death is currently being treated as unexplained and an investigation into the circumstances remains ongoing.

 

We would like to sincerely thank everybody who helped to share our appeal and phoned in with information. Your assistance is always very much appreciated.